Birichino Saint Georges Pinot Noir Central Coast 2023 (750ml)
Price: $29.99
| Producer | Birichino |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Central Coast |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 15087 |
| Size | 750ml |
Birichino Description
To the register of expansive red floral notes from Besson, we add approximately 20% of more muscular, brooding, deeply-flavored old selections of pinot from two vineyards planted 1600' and 1800’ up in the Chalone AVA, and at 1000' up just over the Gabilan Mountains in the remote Lime Kiln Valley. These sites, all on a rare combination of limestone, dolomite and granite, together bring exceptionally textured depth and lifted aromatics to this dynamic Central Coast bottling.
Fermentation averaged about 35% whole cluster, with a higher proportion of the Chalone and Lime Kiln Valley lots left whole, and after several days in stainless and bins, native fermentation got going, and we put a preliminary blend down to neutral barrel in October. We racked just once when final barrel selections were made, prior to bottling unfiltered in May of 2025.
